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GICON designed plant for bromine removal goes in operation

Operators now with expanded marketing opportunities in the Bitterfeld-Wolfen Chemical Park

Dr. Reiner Haseloff speaking at the commissioning of the plant on September 14, 2015; Photo: AkzoNobel

The main process unit of the bromine removal plant is installed; Photo: AkzoNobel

The Dutch company AkzoNobel can now withdraw bromine from brine the thereby supply its clients in the Bitterfeld-Wolfen Chemical Park with bromine-free chlorine and HCl gas. On 14 September 2015, a bromine removal plant designed by GICON commenced operation in the presence of the Governor of Saxony-Anhalt, Dr. Reiner Haseloff. In addition to detailed engineering, GICON also provided approval planning and preparation of safety reports.

With this plant, the operators expand their processing range in the Chemical Park

At the site in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, AkzoNobel produces 100,000 tons of chlorine from brine annually, which is discharged in large part through pipelines to processing companies located in the park. In order to meet the corresponding demand of its clients, AkzoNobel had decided to offer the chlorine and HCl gas end-products without bromine. Without the bromine typically located in chlorine, new marketing opportunities for further processing can be exploited.